1. [n]  an animal that is confined
2. [n]  a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
3. [n]  a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
4. [adj]  in captivity
5. [adj]  deeply moved; "sat completely still, enraptured by the music"; "listened with rapt admiration"; "rapt in reverie"

CAPTIVE is a 7 letter word that starts with C.

1. \Cap"tive\, n. [L. captivus, fr. capere to take: cf. F.
   captif. See {Caitiff}.]
   1. A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy,
      in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another.
   
            Then, when I am thy captive, talk of chains.
                                                  --Milton.
   
   2. One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection;
      one who is captivated.
   
   

2. \Cap"tive\, a.
   1. Made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in
      confinement.
   
            A poor, miserable, captive thrall.    --Milton.
   
   2. Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
   
            Even in so short a space, my wonan's heart Grossly
            grew captive to his honey words.      --Shak.
   
   3. Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to
      confine; as, captive chains; captive hours.
   
   

3. \Cap"tive\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Captived}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Captiving}.]
   To take prisoner; to capture.
   
         Their inhabitans slaughtered and captived. --Burke.
   
   

one taken in war. Captives were often treated with great cruelty and indignity (1 Kings 20:32; Josh. 10:24; Judg. 1:7; 2 Sam. 4:12; Judg. 8:7; 2 Sam. 12:31; 1 Chr. 20:3). When a city was taken by assault, all the men were slain, and the women and children carried away captive and sold as slaves (Isa. 20; 47:3; 2 Chr. 28:9-15; Ps. 44:12; Joel 3:3), and exposed to the most cruel treatment (Nah. 3:10; Zech. 14:2; Esther 3:13; 2 Kings 8:12; Isa. 13:16, 18). Captives were sometimes carried away into foreign countries, as was the case with the Jews (Jer. 20:5; 39:9, 10; 40:7).